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When John made his Holland debut against the USA in February 2004, he became the 99th Ajax player to play for the Oranje.

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John has been linked with moves to several top European clubs. In March 2008, he agreed to a move to Spanish giants Atletico Madrid on a five-year deal, and will begin his new career in La Liga in the 2008/09 season.

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For his seventh birthday present, John asked his parents to organise a training session with Ajax. They obliged, and he impressed the scouts and youth coaches who signed him up to the club’s academy.

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When he was growing up, John was a season-ticket holder at Ajax, and also served as a ball boy at the Amsterdam Arena up until less than a year before he made his first-team debut.

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John made his debut for Ajax in the ‘classic’ encounter with traditional rivals Feyenoord in the opening fixture of the 2001/02 season on 26 August 2001. He helped the Amsterdammers to a 2-1 victory, which set them on track for a title-winning campaign.

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Although a centre back by preference, John has also played for club and country at right-back, and has even been deployed as a holding midfielder.

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Now into his seventh season in the Ajax first team, John has helped them win nine major trophies: two league titles, three KNVB Cups and four Johan Cruyff Shields (the Dutch equivalent of the Community Shield, played between the previous season’s league champions and cup winners).

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Despite being sidelined for two long periods with injuries, John has already clocked up over 150 senior appearances for Ajax, and has been a regular pick for Marco van Basten since he took over as Dutch national coach in 2004.

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John’s girlfriend, Charlotte Sophie is the sister of fellow Holland international Boudejwin ‘Bolo’ Zenden, the former Liverpool and Chelsea winger.

Contact me

You are always welcome to contact me and I will always try to reply to messages from fans personally. Due to my playing commitments, please excuse me if I do not respond immediately.

For any media, commercial or business enquiries, please contact my management team at Essel Sports Management and they will get back to you.

Phone: +31 20 6263335
Fax: +31 20 6267021

Best wishes,
John Heitinga

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